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Tonight

May 1, 2002 by Michael Boyle

Tonight

: First
Wednesday
with the whole YULBlog gang. I’ll be there but a little late, as I am also teaching my first class of the summer session tonight.

Tags: Blogging

Recombinant blogging about groceries

May 1, 2002 by Michael Boyle

Recombinant blogging about groceries

Ed (who I know very well) reports on the possible closing of Warshaw’s, around the corner from my place, citing Maggie, who I also know, and M-J (who wrote the story for Hour), who I know even better. I’m sure a lot of people are crying about this possibility, but although I appreciate the benefits of truly local businesses, Warshaw’s is/was expensive, has/had terrible produce and a worse selection than most places in the area, and is absolutely filthy from top to bottom. Good solid local businesses are important in an era such as this: Warshaw’s just isn’t one of them.

Tags: Blork, Montreal, Personal

Chillingeffects.org

April 30, 2002 by Michael Boyle

Chillingeffects.org

: The Chilling Effects Clearinghouse. “Do you know your online rights? Have you received a letter asking you to remove information from a Web site or to stop engaging in an activity? Are you concerned about liability for information that someone else posted to your online forum? If so, this site is for you.”

Tags: EFF, Web

Have the ghosts found their way

April 30, 2002 by Michael Boyle

Have the ghosts found their way

to the “new” building? The Canadiens won their first round series against Boston last night! It’s not that rare an event for the 8th seeded team to beat the team seeded first, but nonetheless it was a stunning victory by a team that may lack strength on paper but makes up for it in heart. In the old days of the Montreal Forum, once the ground zero of hockey in the world, it was said that the ghosts of Canadiens past gave the home team a little nudge, a bonus no others received even in other storied buildings like the Boston Gardens or that other Garden on Carlton St. in Toronto (both also defunct). Perhaps those ghosts have found their way to the Molson (soon Bell) Centre. Next: the Hartford Whalers Carolina Hurricanes.

Tags: Sports

Science Fiction writer

April 29, 2002 by Michael Boyle

Science Fiction writer

Eric Flint has written an interesting article about the effects of free downloads on sales, specifically, sales of his books. It’s not a large enough sample size to be that meaningful, but nevertheless it’s interesting. Flint writes, “Let me begin by posing a simple question. Does anyone have any real evidence that having material available for free online-whether legitimately or through piracy-has actually caused any financial harm to any author?”

Tags: Media

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